Elia Fottrell (1893–1974) was an American tennis player. He was from California. He was ambidextrous and could play with the racket in either hand.[5] Fottrell reached the semifinals in the 1914 U.S. Championships singles, beating Nat Niles and Gus Touchard before losing easily to R. Norris Williams.[6]

Elia Fottrell
Full nameElia Francis Fottrell
Country (sports) United States
Born(1893-02-03)February 3, 1893
California, United States
DiedSeptember 15, 1974(1974-09-15) (aged 81) [1][2][3][4]
San Mateo, California, United States
Turned pro1913 (amateur tour)
Retired1916
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenSF (1914)

References

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  1. ^ "Person details for Elia F Fottrell". Familysearch.org.
  2. ^ "Elia Fottrell". Ancestry.
  3. ^ "Elia Francis Fottrell". Tennis Archives.
  4. ^ "Search results". Findmypast.
  5. ^ "19 Aug 1914, Page 19, Surprises mark tennis matches in Meadow club tournament". bklyn.newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 92. OCLC 172306.